Sept 14 & 15 2017 in San Jose-Silicon Valley
Sept 14 and 15, 2017
The FALL Conference will be held at the Holiday Inn San Jose – Silicon Valley
Please review these potential topics for 2017
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Who’s in charge here? – Correctional Healthcare in the Courts – Speakers TBD: possibilities include engaging PLO, Disability Rights Advocates, ACLU, Attorney General
Nurses know best – 10 reasons to trust the nurse first, and a few reasons why not – RN & MD speakers TBD: possibilities include centering on nursing assessments, referrals and Standardized Nursing Procedures.
Delirium – beyond crazy Speakers TBD: differentiating drug influence/withdrawal, acute psychosis and dementia with agitation is not an easy task, and requires collaboration of several disciplines over a period of time.
Eye emergencies and urgencies – talk by an ophthalmologist; may also involve discussion about provision of eyeglasses – something that increasingly more jurisdictions have to deal with.
Communication and Behavioral Boundaries– How to manage relationships and boundaries with inmates and fellow staff professional,
How to never be sued again- is it possible? this topic might be presented in a panel with attorney and psychologist.
Polypharmacy – Drugs We Don’t need, PART II –
Managing an Aging Correctional Population – Possibly folks from UCLA gerontology department.
Chest Pain- What is it really? –
How to talk about teeth – improving communications by and with dentists.
LUNCH TIME TOPICS BY CUSTODY
Contraband – (can get either Jail or Prison Custody Officer to speak) about drugs and other items smuggled to/by inmates. Can also discuss how medical office items often get lifted by inmates, what’s the role of a medical professional in body cavity searches.
Dress codes for healthcare providers in Jails and Prisons – how your clothing impacts authority, dignity and safety –
ADDITIONALLY
Re-Entry – interrupting the recidivism cycle – Discussion of examples of efforts to bring community-based organizations into the correctional environments, setting up one-stop-shops for recently released inmates, diverting mentally ill offenders into monitored programs.
Moving the nurse into the courtroom – An innovative model of care for juvenile offenders; Chia Chen-Lee
